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Green Party Leader reacts to a returned Executive
Green Party leader Mal O'Hara welcomes the return of a new Executive in Northern Ireland and wishes the First and Deputy First Ministers well. He sets out priorities for incoming Ministers, including public sector pay, public services, environmental record and housing, and says the party will keep…
Constitutional affairs Issue: Northern Ireland Executive formation and First Minister appointment, February 2024 Original release: Green Party Leader reacts to a returned Executive (opens in a new tab)
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Alliance's new Ministerial team welcome restoration of the institutions and look forward to challenges ahead
Alliance says its newly appointed Ministers welcome the restoration of the Stormont institutions, with Naomi Long elected Justice Minister and North Down MLA Andrew Muir named DAERA Minister. Long pledges to press for a funding formula deal with Treasury and urgent action on public sector pay.
Constitutional affairs Public finance and taxation Issue: Northern Ireland Executive formation and First Minister appointment, February 2024 Original release: Alliance's new Ministerial team welcome restoration of the institutions and look forward to challenges ahead (opens in a new tab)
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O’Toole: SDLP Opposition determined to deliver
SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O'Toole says his party's Opposition team will push for families facing cost-of-living pressures, patients on waiting lists and children's education. He calls on the First Minister and deputy First Minister to pledge they will not collapse the Executive and…
Constitutional affairs Issue: SDLP Leader of the Opposition pledge and call on Stormont collapse Original release: O’Toole: SDLP Opposition determined to deliver (opens in a new tab)
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TUV join the campaign trail for Ben Habib
TUV vice chairman Allister Kyle says he joined Ben Habib's campaign in the Wellingborough by-election and praises Habib's commitment to Northern Ireland's place in the UK, citing legal advice obtained with Baroness Hoey, Jamie Bryson and Jim Allister on the Protocol and Sea Border.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Wellingborough by-election campaign of Ben Habib Original release: TUV join the campaign trail for Ben Habib (opens in a new tab)
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Legal advice from John Larkin KC on DUP deal
TUV MLA Jim Allister, via legal advice from John Larkin KC instructed by Baroness Hoey, Ben Habib and Jamie Bryson, says the DUP deal's Windsor Framework regulations do not restore Act of Union Article 6 or remove the Irish Sea border, and questions the command paper's constitutional claims.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: Legal advice on DUP deal from John Larkin KC Original release: Legal advice from John Larkin KC on DUP deal (opens in a new tab)
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Slowing of cancer survival rate improvement reinforces need for Cancer Strategy, says Bradshaw
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA says a slowdown in UK cancer survival improvement, shown by Cancer Research UK, reinforces the need to swiftly implement a Cancer Strategy in Northern Ireland, which she says ranked lowest of 17 jurisdictions.
Health Issue: Cancer Research UK survival rate slowdown report and Northern Ireland Cancer Strategy Original release: Slowing of cancer survival rate improvement reinforces need for Cancer Strategy, says Bradshaw (opens in a new tab)
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Legal advice from John Larkin KC on DUP deal to be published on Friday morning
TUV says legal advice from John Larkin KC on the DUP deal, commissioned by Ben Habib, Baroness Hoey, Jim Allister and Jamie Bryson at their own expense, will be published on Friday morning at Parliament Buildings. It says the advice covers Article 6 of the Acts of Union and the deal's impact on…
Constitutional affairs Issue: Legal advice on DUP deal from John Larkin KC Original release: Legal advice from John Larkin KC on DUP deal to be published on Friday morning (opens in a new tab)
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Statement by Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP
DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP says he has written to the Assembly Speaker that a basis now exists for the Assembly to meet, elect a Speaker and fill the First and deputy First Minister and Executive posts. He expects the Assembly to meet on Saturday.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Safeguarding the Union agreement and Assembly restoration letter to Speaker Original release: Statement by Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP (opens in a new tab)
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Lough Neagh Partnership to present to Good Friday Agreement Committee
Sinn Féin MP Francie Molloy welcomes agreement at the Good Friday Agreement Committee for Lough Neagh Partnership to present to it. He calls for Lough Neagh to be taken into public ownership, citing blue-green algae blooms and the lack of a single department responsible for the lough.
Environment and climate Issue: Lough Neagh Partnership presentation agreed by Good Friday Agreement Committee Original release: Lough Neagh Partnership to present to Good Friday Agreement Committee (opens in a new tab)
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New Executive must prioritise women’s health – Dillon
Sinn Féin MLA Linda Dillon says waiting times for NHS gynaecological treatment are unacceptable, with some women forced into avoidable surgery, and calls on a new Health Minister to deliver a women's health strategy as a priority.
Health Disability and equality Issue: Gynaecology waiting times review Original release: New Executive must prioritise women’s health – Dillon (opens in a new tab)
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Jeffrey on the run – scared of debate
TUV leader Jim Allister says DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson refuses to debate him over his deal, calling this a feeble diversion from abandoned unionist demands. He lists remaining concerns: NI under the EU Customs Code, customs checks on GB goods, ECJ oversight and Trusted Trader requirements.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: DUP deal with the government on the Windsor Framework Original release: Jeffrey on the run – scared of debate (opens in a new tab)
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People Before Profit Support The Translink Strikers
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin backs Translink workers on strike and their escalated industrial action, condemning a 0 per cent pay offer and saying promises from the Secretary of State, the DUP and a restored Stormont Executive count for nothing.
Economy and employment Infrastructure and transport Issue: Translink industrial action escalation Original release: People Before Profit Support The Translink Strikers (opens in a new tab)
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Bangor West Councillor welcomes announcement that the Promote Learning Disability Service has been saved from closure
Green Party Bangor West councillor Cllr McKee welcomes the signing of a contract for charity Orchardville to take over the Promote Day Opportunities Service in Bangor, saving it from closure. She criticises the South Eastern Trust's handling and calls for a return of the Stormont Executive to…
Health Disability and equality Issue: Promote Day Opportunities Service in Bangor saved from closure Original release: Bangor West Councillor welcomes announcement that the Promote Learning Disability Service has been saved from closure (opens in a new tab)
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Swifter implementation needed on gynaecological services, says Alliance Health representatives
Alliance MLAs Paula Bradshaw and Danny Donnelly welcome the "Getting It Right First Time" gynaecology report but say implementation is already lagging, calling for swift action on standardised clinical prioritisation, a Women's Health Hub and a Women's Health Strategy, citing the absence of a…
Health Issue: "Getting It Right First Time" gynaecology report recommendations implementation Original release: Swifter implementation needed on gynaecological services, says Alliance Health representatives (opens in a new tab)
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Our Union is still ruptured – the only difference now being that the DUP is stepping up as Protocol implementers
TUV leader Jim Allister says the Government's Command Paper and statutory instruments do not restore NI's place in the UK, arguing NI still follows EU laws and the Irish Sea border remains, so the Union remains ruptured.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Issue: DUP deal with the government on the Windsor Framework Original release: Our Union is still ruptured – the only difference now being that the DUP is stepping up as Protocol implementers (opens in a new tab)
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Selection of Diana Armstrong as the Fermanagh and South Tyrone Westminster Candidate
The Fermanagh and South Tyrone Ulster Unionist Association says it selected Councillor Diana Armstrong as its candidate for the forthcoming Westminster election, with Armstrong calling for voters to help restore representation at Westminster for the constituency.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Diana Armstrong selected as Fermanagh and South Tyrone Westminster candidate Original release: Selection of Diana Armstrong as the Fermanagh and South Tyrone Westminster Candidate (opens in a new tab)
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Bradshaw reiterates call for drug consumption rooms, following latest drug death figures
Alliance health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA urges a public health response to drug problems and renews her party's push for legal drug consumption rooms, citing NISRA figures showing 154 drug misuse deaths in 2021/22, down from 212.
Health Issue: Latest NISRA drug misuse deaths figures for 2021/22 Original release: Bradshaw reiterates call for drug consumption rooms, following latest drug death figures (opens in a new tab)
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Claire Hanna MP nominates Gaza healthcare workers for 2024 Nobel Peace Prize
SDLP MP Claire Hanna says she has nominated Gaza healthcare workers for the Nobel Peace Prize, citing reported deaths, detentions and ambulance bombings, and calls for an immediate ceasefire and increased humanitarian aid.
International affairs Health Issue: Claire Hanna MP nomination of Gaza healthcare workers for Nobel Peace Prize Original release: Claire Hanna MP nominates Gaza healthcare workers for 2024 Nobel Peace Prize (opens in a new tab)
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Eastwood: This must be a new start for Northern Ireland
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood MP says the restoration of devolution must be a new start for everyone in Northern Ireland, and calls on the British Government to open talks with Executive parties, the incoming Opposition and the Irish Government on reforming the democratic institutions.
Constitutional affairs Issue: Restoration of Northern Ireland's devolved institutions Original release: Eastwood: This must be a new start for Northern Ireland (opens in a new tab)
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Sinn Fein hails DUP assistance in all-Ireland objective
TUV vice-chair Allister Kyle says Sinn Fein has welcomed the DUP's stance on the Protocol as a turning point toward an all-Ireland goal, and urges DUP members to reconsider nominating Michelle O'Neill as First Minister and to keep their pledges on the Seven Tests.
Constitutional affairs Issue: DUP Protocol position and Seven Tests dispute, January 2024 Original release: Sinn Fein hails DUP assistance in all-Ireland objective (opens in a new tab)